Big girl!

We still can't believe how fast Emma is growing!

Her hair is getting longer, thicker, and lighter.

She wears a bow almost everyday!

She enjoys feeding herself with a spoon,

so needless to say, mealtime can get very messy!

She can also stand by herself and has even taken a few steps!

We are working on getting a good video of her "walking."

Unfortunately  we weren't prepared the first time it happened;

we were getting her ready for bed. She was standing 

holding onto her crib, wearing only a diaper, and she just let go and

took three steps towards me! 

What a big girl! 

 

Go bye bye

Emma's favorite thing to do is go "bye bye".

She crawls to the front door, stands up, and says

"bye, bye" (her most frequently used word) 

while reaching for the door handle.

Then she gets the key to the door

and attempts to put on her hat!

She's ready to go!

"Bye, bye!"

Sunglasses

Emma had fun playing with her KK's sunglasses.

She always likes to grab glasses or sunglasses

when she sees someone wearing them.

Emma got her very own sunglasses for her birthday.

Too cool!

She only wore them long enough to take the picture!

Mother's Day

I had a wonderful Mother's Day!

Pretty as a flower

Emma got this adorable little outfit from her

Aunt Lacey and I have been waiting for the perfect day

to take some pictures. Our back yard was

nice and green after a big rain, so we went

out. I was so pleased with the results!

I took about 80 pictures! 

Emma did great posing;

she was very interested in the flowers!

Dining Adventures

Meal time is always entertaining.

Emma eats with her fingers more, which can

make for some pretty messy dinners!

Sometimes I have help cleaning up the food

she drops from our four legged family member Tigger!

New shoes and hair bows. Beep beep!

It took a year, but Emma finally has just enough hair for a small hair bow! 

Maybe now the people in the grocery store

will stop thinking she's a boy!

She has also been wearing shoes in

preparation for her first steps.

She LOVES to walk around the house

with us holding her hands. I think if we'd let her

she'd do it all day long until our backs gave out!

We went this weekend to have her feet measured

and buy "appropriate" walking shoes.

We even took a picture and let her wear her new shoes home!

Aside from walking us all over the house, her favorite thing to do

is ride in her new pink car that she got for her birthday from her

Aunt Lacey, Uncle Zach, and Cousin Austin.

She crawls up to it and starts honking the horn to let us know she's ready for a ride.

She tolerates riding in the house, but prefers to cruise outdoors!

She even has a special driving hat to keep the sun out of her eyes!

It's fun to be one!

Happy Easter!

This was Emma's First Easter.

We went to Mammaw Shirley and Pappaw John's

for lunch in Springhill.

The weather was messy, so we just stayed inside. It was even sprinkling during the picture of us outside. You can tell Emma looks happy... ha ha

She did enjoy playing with her cousin Garrett and

showing him her new shopping cart.

Hopefully next year will be nice and we can go outside and hunt eggs!

Happy Birthday Emma!

This past Saturday was Emma's 1st Birthday.

She had a special day celebrating with her family and friends.

She looked so adorable in her

birthday dress and matching hat!

Jason and I weren't sure what she'd 

think about the birthday cake,

but as you can see, she thoroughly enjoyed herself!

She was even kind enough to share with her daddy.

It was a special day that we'll always remember.